4 Stafford Street, Edinburgh

Probably Robert Brown, circa 1819-24. Extensive terrace comprising 2-storey basement and attic, 3-bay classical townhouses and advanced 3-storey, 3-bay corner block (breakfronted pedimented bay to centre); Various later shopfront and porch additions. Later dormers to attic. 4-bay return to William Street with blind openings to penultimate corner bay, and small late 19th century shopfront inserted to far right. Sandstone ashlar, channelled ashlar at ground floor. Base course; band course; banded cill course at 1st floor; corniced eaves course. Rectangular dormer to No 12; bow fronted dormer with slate hung cheeks to No 16. Pilastered and corniced at Nos. 8 and 16. Deep round-arched timber porch to No. 12.

Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Some 12-pane in timber sash and case windows to right. Plate glass to ground floor shop fronts Sandstone skews and grey slates. Corniced ashlar parapet and gable end stacks, pediment apex stack to corner block; modern clay cans. Cast-iron railings edging basement recess to nos. 8-16. Cast-iron rainwater goods.